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Civil War

 Subject

Subject Source: Local sources

Scope Note: Use this heading for collections related to the American Civil War, including materials created after 1865 that have significant Civil War content. Also use the LCSH heading: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.

Found in 1309 Collections and/or Records:

Elliott Johnston Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2016-017
Abstract

The Elliott Johnston Correspondence includes three letters from Sergeant Elliott Johnston to Col. John S. Mosby on the topic of relaying information from General Lee to General Early during the Civil War, some 30+ years prior.

Dates: 1897, n.d.

J. Ambler Johnston Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1974-012
Scope and Content

The J. Ambler Johnston Papers include materials relating to his many activities, with a particular emphasis on Civil War Round Tables and Virginia Tech. Materials consist of correspondence, publications and ephemera, organizational and committee reports, and photographs.

Dates: 1900 - 1974

Joseph L. Horr Papers, 1888 (Ms1988-052)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms1988-052
Dates: 1888

Joseph Miller Letter, 1864 (Ms1989-076)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms1989-076
Dates: 1864

Joshua Gilman Hawkes Papers, 1852-1870 (Ms1979-003)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms1979-003
Dates: 1852 - 1870

Journal, B. H. Johnson, 1863-1864 (Ms2008-093)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2008-093_JohnsonBH_Journal_1863-1864
Dates: 1863-09-01/1864-09-01

Journal, Frances A. Murdoch, 1861-1863 (Ms2009-132)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2009-132_MurdochFrancisA_Diary
Dates: 1861 - 1863

George Kauffmann Cassette Tape and Slides

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Ms-1988-093
Scope and Content Collection consists of cassette tapes of Civil War Round Table meeting lectures, 1980-84, n.d., on topics including Meade's Left Flank at the Battle of Gettysburg, Lincoln and Religion, the Battles of Bull Run, and Culp's Hill. Speakers include James Kegel, Tony Brogan, and James Robertson, Jr. Collection also includes slides of Civil War battles and other scenes, and various battlefields and monuments as they are today. Topics of slides include Gettysburg, Shiloh, Antietam, and Vicksburg...
Dates: 1960-1984, n.d.

Dollie P. F. Keen Letter,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2012-023
Abstract

The collection consists of a letter written by Dollie P. F. Keen to her unnamed brother sometime during the Civil War.

Dates: c. 1861-1865

Mary Kelly Letter,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-023
Abstract

Letter written to Mary Kelly by an unidentified Union soldier. Soldier was a member of the 10th Iowa infantry. Letter describes an ambush by Confederate soldiers that killed five men and wounded eight.

Dates: 1862 - 1862